or to be in the final place and live in his or her Buddha Nature. There are many different forms of Buddhism‚ there is one cornerstone they all share in common‚ it is the belief in the three jewels‚ or the three treasures. They are the Buddha‚ the Dharma‚ and the Sangha. These are the Three Jewels; The Buddha Jewel does not refer to just one single Buddha. It means the collective wisdom. All of those beings who are Buddha’s now were once beings like us. They suffered from the hardships and disappointments
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Comparative Religion Essential Questions: Hinduism Part 1. What is essential? • Hinduism sees to put an origin for all things in the natural world. Everything must be treated with respect and seen as a part of ones self. It is observed that everything in the universe was created by Brahman‚ including himself. At the time of creation‚ Brahman emanated outward into the world and became the world. He became every rock‚ animal‚ river‚ and anything else we see. Stories of the creation and all
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round and rotated on an axis by viewing a lunar eclipses and discoveries about gravity and the planets of the solar system‚ which they used to tell the horoscopes)‚ mathematics (the invention of zero‚ chess and decimal numeral system)‚ literature (Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ Hitopadesha‚ Panchatantra‚ Kama Sutra and other works)‚ architecture (Mahabodhi Temple) and religion. South India in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial Cholas is considered as another Golden Age. The period saw extensive
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Jainism‚ also known as Jain Dharma‚ is a religion that many people in the world don’t know about but is practiced by about 9 million people worldwide. With the roots of the religion coming from pre-historic India‚ Jainism is a dharmic religion. There is not an exact definition for the word dharma‚ it has several different meanings. It is used in most of the philosophies or religions originating in India‚ like Hinduism and Buddhism. Jainism is a very strict and intricate religion and its followers
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between low class and upper class was too large to be bridged. But the age old problem has been effortlessly remedied by her guests with the mind as large as the sky. The devotion showed by the hostess has been compared to that of Shabari of the Ramayana. But unfortunately her devotion was short lived‚ when she started to serve. The feeling of caste- superiority suddenly found expression in her guests’ insolent remarks on the table etiquette of the hostess. One of them even says‚ “You folk will newer
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Castes- Social group status 4 Main groups are the: Bramans- Priests and scholars‚ highest group Kshatriyas- rulers and warriors Vaishyas- merchants Shudra- Artisans and laborers Taj Mahal- built as a tomb for Muntaz Mahal Mahabharata and Ramayana- 2 great epics Panchatrantra- oldest collection of Indian fables Bhakti- social religious movement Castes are not limited to India. They may be found in one form or another in most nations today. In Europe‚ the royal families traditionally
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Work is worship ACTION IS THE DUTY AND REWARD IS NOT THY CONCERN is the very lesson which was imparted to Arjuna by Lord Krishna in the holy book GITA. AS YOU SOW‚ SO SHALL YOU REAP is the teaching we find in the Ramayana. There is no doubt that we should work without any care for the result. Work is not only counted in this world but counts something for the next world also. Good people are always praised in this world. On the other hand bad workers are cursed everywhere. No doubt they are famous
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celebrations‚ and how each holiday is represented. For many famous festivities‚ there are always different legends about how the celebrations came to be. There are a few legends about the origin of Diwali‚ but the most popular is the story of Ramayana. Thousands of years ago‚ in the city of Ayodhya‚ there was a king named Dasaratha who ruled with three of his queens and four princes. The eldest prince named‚ Ram lived with his beautiful wife Sita and got along well with the other queens and
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obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling. Masters are urged to stop threatening slaves for you know that both you and the slave have the same Master in Heaven‚ and with him there is no partiality.| Document 3 The Sacred Law of Hindu dharma (dharma=law that governs the universe)‚ The Laws of Manu. Written between the first century B.C.E. and the second century C.E. in India| A wife‚ a son‚ and a slave‚ these three are declared to have no property‚ the wealth which they earn is acquired
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school of philosophy or a God. The common principles followed are dharma and karma. Many communities are divided into castes‚ linguistic communities‚ economic classes‚ and regional groups the caste system is most dominant way of order. Through hierarchical view Brahmins are at the top of the Caste system followed by Kshatriyas‚ Vaishyas and Shudras. The Brahmins perform sacrifices to keep Gods satisfied and in turn maintains dharma on earth. The Kshatriyas keep social order and the Vaishyas who are
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